Cuomo: School-business partnership to offer free 2-year degrees

10:14 PM,
Aug. 28, 2013

Written by

Jon Campbell
Albany Bureau

Sixteen schools across the state will be part of a partnership with colleges and private businesses, giving students the opportunity to obtain an associate degree at no cost, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office announced Wednesday.

The Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program, known as P-TECH, extends schooling for students through grade 14, with graduates receiving a high-school diploma, a two-year college degree and a promise of being "first in line" for a job with a partnering private company.

About $4 million was included in the state budget earlier this year to expand the ...